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chapter 14- shattered glass

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last update Last Updated: 2025-06-12 22:46:40

The silence was no longer peaceful.

It was brittle. Ready to break.

Ethan stood at the top of the stairs, staring down into the living room where Vanessa and Nathan sat across from each other. Not speaking. Not moving. Just… waiting.

Waiting for the truth to crush them.

He descended slowly, each step a thud in his chest. The moment Sarah had shown him the phone, the video, the sound of his own voice declaring love, it had all shattered something fragile inside him.

Now, nothing could go back to how it was.

Vanessa’s eyes rose to meet his. They were bloodshot, rimmed with betrayal. Not the fury he’d feared but worse. A quiet, haunted kind of heartbreak.

“You should sit,” she said.

He didn’t.

Nathan turned toward him, his jaw tight. There were tears in his eyes but he blinked them away, burying them beneath a mask of resolve.

“You told her?” Ethan asked, voice barely above a whisper.

Nathan shook his head. “She overheard us. She recorded it.”

Ethan’s eyes went to Vanessa. “And what did
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  • Our love to hide   chapter 14- shattered glass

    The silence was no longer peaceful.It was brittle. Ready to break.Ethan stood at the top of the stairs, staring down into the living room where Vanessa and Nathan sat across from each other. Not speaking. Not moving. Just… waiting.Waiting for the truth to crush them.He descended slowly, each step a thud in his chest. The moment Sarah had shown him the phone, the video, the sound of his own voice declaring love, it had all shattered something fragile inside him.Now, nothing could go back to how it was.Vanessa’s eyes rose to meet his. They were bloodshot, rimmed with betrayal. Not the fury he’d feared but worse. A quiet, haunted kind of heartbreak.“You should sit,” she said.He didn’t.Nathan turned toward him, his jaw tight. There were tears in his eyes but he blinked them away, burying them beneath a mask of resolve.“You told her?” Ethan asked, voice barely above a whisper.Nathan shook his head. “She overheard us. She recorded it.”Ethan’s eyes went to Vanessa. “And what did

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